Moneran (Noun)
Meaning
Organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and whose nutritional mode is absorption or photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Monerans are prokaryotic organisms that lack a true nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles.
- The cell walls of monerans are composed of a variety of materials, including peptidoglycan and polysaccharides.
- Monerans are typically single-celled organisms that reproduce by asexual budding or fission.
- Some monerans, such as cyanobacteria, are capable of photosynthesis and produce their own food.
- Monerans play a crucial role in the ecosystem, serving as decomposers and primary producers in many environments.